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Niger Junta Suspends Nine French Media Outlets in Escalating Media Crackdown

Niger’s military-controlled regulator, the National Communication Observatory (ONC), has ordered the immediate suspension of nine France-based media organisations, in what press freedom groups are calling one of the most sweeping media crackdowns in recent African history. The affected outlets include some of the most recognisable names in international journalism: AFP news agency, France 24, Radio […]

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Pan-African Activist Kemi Seba Fights Extradition from South Africa, Claims Fear for His Life

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Firebrand activist Kemi Seba tells a Pretoria court he fears for his life if deported to Benin, as his asylum claim and extradition battle play out in South Africa.

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Burkina Faso Sahel conflict displacement

Over 1,800 Civilians Killed in Burkina Faso Since 2023 as Conflict Engulfs the Sahel

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Burkina Faso has long been one of the world’s most overlooked crises. A country of roughly 23 million people, it has been caught in a grinding conflict involving jihadist insurgents, government forces, and community militias that has defied easy solution. Now a major new Human Rights Watch report has laid out in damning detail the

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